diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 94dbd25caa30..112156f68afb 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -191,7 +191,9 @@ static int vhost_worker(void *data)
 	struct vhost_dev *dev = data;
 	struct vhost_work *work = NULL;
 	unsigned uninitialized_var(seq);
+	mm_segment_t oldfs = get_fs();
 
+	set_fs(USER_DS);
 	use_mm(dev->mm);
 
 	for (;;) {
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ static int vhost_worker(void *data)
 
 	}
 	unuse_mm(dev->mm);
+	set_fs(oldfs);
 	return 0;
 }